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beijing marathon logo.jpg This past weekend was quite eventful for the world’s marathoning community.

He is a recap of some of the most notable marathons from last weekend:

ING Amsterdam Marathon:

Kenya swept the event. Solomon Busendich won the men’s field in 2:08:52 and Rose Cheruiyot was the female winner with a time of 2:28:26.
Last year’s fastest time, Haile Gebrselassie’s 2:06:20, took place at the Amsterdam Marathon. However, heavy winds prevented a repeat this year.

ANA Beijing International Marathon:

On the men’s side, Kwambai won the $20,00 grand prize by running the race in 2:10:36. This year’s Rome marathon winner, fellow Kenyan David Kipkorir, came in second and finished only 10 seconds behind Kwambai.
In the women’s race - China’s own runners were dominating; making up seven of the the top ten finishing spots. Sun Weiwei finished #1 in 2:34:41 and won $15,000 in prize money.

Denver Marathon:

Clint Wells, of Superior, Colorado, was the male winner in 2:28:36. Taeko Terauchi, of Japan, won for the women with a time of 2:51:35. Both winners finished several minutes head of their closest competitors.

Under Armour Baltimore Marathon:

Talk about surprising heroes! Yirefu Birhanu, a year year old from Ethiopia who was making his marathon debut, won the men’s race in 2 hours, 16 minutes and 27 second.
According to the Baltimore Sun, Rima Dubovik, a 42 year old from the Ukraine, was not on the elite runner list and was put up the night before the race by a professor at Johns Hopkins University. She not only won the race, but also set a women’s race-record with a finish time of 2:35:45.